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■* »»i» • West Craven Highlights jVpii's From AIohm The Itiiiiks Of The i\eiise jVpii's From Aloiiff The Htinkii Of The Meuse NAIKMAL r«r$mrfn VOLUME 11 NO. 39 OCTOBER 13,1988 VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PHONE 244-0780 OR 946-2144 (UPSP412-nO) 25 CENTS SIX PAGES Vandals Strike Parked Buses; School Closed 7\ . , i f ‘ ^ ' i V ^y' 1-.';; ^ ^ - ✓ ' • V* f .‘V Corn Harvest Time On The Farm It's another omen that colder weather approaches. The com we’ve watched grow, green, tassel and then brown is now falling to the combine. You’ll soon be able to once again see the trees at the back Campbell Adjusts To Life On And Off The Football Field By MIKE VOSS Editor With ACC Rookie of the Week honors freshly bestowed on him, N.C. State’s Jesse Campbell is more worried about paying East Tennessee State back for its win over the Wolfpack last year than any accolades that might come his way. The West Craven High School product is a red-shirt freshman who is starting at strong safety for the Pack. So far, he has saved one game with an interception in the end zone and scored off another one — running the ball back some 64 yards. But he also remembers getting beat by a receiver in the Mary land game and seeing the Terps walk off the field with the win. The media attention has come fast and furious, including talk about him being a solid pro pros pect. How does a player who has ly four college games under W-f belt deal with the spotlight? “I don’t let it go to my head. I focus on what I have to do,” said Campbell in an interview ftom his dorm room. of those fields, but there’ll be fewer barricades to break those nasty northeast winds. (Ric Carter photo) By HIKE VOSS Edilor Students at West Craven Mid dle School got an unexpected vacation Monday morning and school administrators got an un expected headache. ’The school was closed and blocked off Monday as school, transporation and emergency officios battled a gasoline spill caused by vandalism at the school. In an interview with the West Craven Highlights on Wednes day, Nancy Carroll, assistant su perintendent for business for the New Bem-Craven County school system, said the damage amounted to about $1,500. But she said that did not include labor and equipment used to make repairs and put the buses back into operation. She said she was also con cerned that the vandalism cost students a day of instructional time. She reported that classes resumed Tuesday. Attempts to contact officials at the school Wednesday were un successful. New Bern-Craven County school officials said that some time Sunday night or early Mon day morning vandals struck the school, cuttine fuel lines and slashing tires on school buses. The 12 buses also received dam age to windows and mirrors and gas tanks were thought to have been punctured but it was later determined the gas had been siphoned. Immediate concerns of offi cials centered around the spilled gas. After being notified of the spill, official began an almost- immediate course of action to contain the gas and prevent harm to students and the envinroment, particularly the Neuse River ab out 100 yards away. About 125 gallons of gas were spilled, said officials. Two bus drivers arriving to pick up their buses discovered the damage shortly after 6 a.m. The two drivers thought the damage was limited to tire slashing. They notified Assistant Principal Becton Broughton ab out 20 minutes later. Firemen were called to the scene after the (See VANDALS, Page 5) JcMe Campbell There’s even been talk about ACC Rookie of the Year honors. ”I just want to help the team. If it happens, it happens,” said Campbell. The former star prep running back said he doesn’t concentrate on awards, just im proving himself and the team. But he admits ”it feels alright” to be recognized for his efforts on the field, efforts that have not come too easy. Campbell said it was a little difficult to switch ftom an offensive mind set to a defensive mind set. ’The switch, that was the big adjustment,” he said. But State coaches left the choice up to Campbell. Probably the coaches and Campbell aren’t disappointed in the final choice. And Campbell has found an advantage to playing defense. “I wake up on Sunday morning and I can get up,” said Campbell. Asa star running back in high school he recalls many a morning when he could hardly get out of bed. Campbell said his strong safety position puts him in the position to be a hero or a goat. "When you look good, you look good. When you make a mistake, everybody knows it — and the scoreboard shows it,” said Campbell. "Getting used to bigger guys and the system,” responded Campbell when queried about other adjustments he’s had to make. And the books? “It’s not been difficult with my grades,” said the business management major. He also eixjoys one of the perks of being a strong safety. “It’s a lot better to hit than be hit,” he said. What was the easiest adjust ment to make? ’’Well, there’s no thing really easy on the field,” he said. The life of a strong safety is like a roller coaster, up and down and up and down. But Campbell said he is eqjoying the ride so far. And although he appears to be playing like a grizzled veteran, ‘Tm still learning and I haven’t learned everything yet,” he said. “I don’t think I’m there yet.” In the Wolfpack’s 14-6 win against Wake Forest, his man had him beaten. But Campbell stretched out and intercepted the pass to preserve the win. ”I just tried to redeem myself for being beaten,” he said. He not only re deemed himself but saved the Wolfjiack’s victory too. The larger crowds he has play ed in fiont of as a collegiate per former have also been a plus, said Campbell. He said the fan sup port and noise the crowd makes pumps him up for a game. While away game crowds may not be as ffiendly as the fans at Carter- Finley Stadium, Campbell said the away games have b^n a posi tive learning experience. Campbell said any thoughts (See CAMPBELL, Page 5) A1 Chaney, right, makes ready for flight in 1928 Ford Tri-Motor airplane (SUk* Vou pkolo) Pilot Barnstorms Dream Plane Into Area By MIKE VOSS Eflitor A1 Chaney chased his dream for 25 years. Now he shares that dream with others who may have had the same dream or one like it. The 55-year-old barnstormer arrived in Washington Tuesday in an airplane five years older than he is. It is an airplane rich in his tory, tradition and dreams. Chaney’s plane wa^ first pi loted by Charles A. Lindbergh. It is the only airplane ever to fly Henry Ford. It is the grand father of today’s major air liners. It is an airplane that has sur vived. Chaney’s 1928 Ford Tri- Motor, affectionately nick named the “Tin Goose,’’ is the world’s oldest flying metal air plane. Of the nine still left in the world, eight are in museums. Chaney’s is the only one still flying. Its serial number is 36. Its three-engine configuration is familiar to those who once flew on it, aviation buiTs and pUots. But airplanes are meant to be flown, not just remembered. Chaney offered a ride to a re porter. The wooden “stick,” rudders and instrument panel appeared archaic. Chaney began starting the Wright Whirlwind engines. The port engine sputtered to life, followed by the engine on the nose and then the starboard engine. Chaney eased the throt tles forward and the Tin Goose rolled toward the runway. After making the turn onto the runway, Chaney shoved the throttles forward and the air plane shuddered, hesitated and began an ever-quickening sprint. With the airspeed in dicator reading “80,” she left the earth behind and climbed skyward as the 235-horsepowcr engines roared their approval. At 1,000 feet, visibility was li mited with a lingering hazy horizon. But below lay the familiar checkerboard look fre quent fliers know well. Chaney tapped the reporter’s shoulder and indicated he should take the controls. For about two minutes, control of the flight was transferred from to the grateful apprentice, and a thrill was tucked safely away in memory. Passengers in the cabin snap ped off pictures, Chaney read the instruments and worked the yoke and rudders. As the airplane descended to ward the runway, Chaney was busy keeping airspeed up and (See PLANE, Page 5) Vanceboro Clerk Keeps The Town Running Smoothly Carolyn Ipock should have know a little something about town government before be coming Vanceboro’s town clerk. After all, her father was mayor of the town over 30 years ago. If you’ve ever wondered who sends out the tax notices every year or who takes care of sending out the water bills, now you know. Those duties, and much more, are per formed by Mrs. Ipock. Having been on the job for several years, she is now used to most questions residents may pose. But ftom time to time there (See IPOCK, Page 5) Vanceboro Restaurant Deals Dinner Theatre Once Again Deal me in! Cabaret Players, Inc., of New Bern lays it cards on the table at Dominic’s Italian Restaurant when it brings its ace comedy The Gin Game there for a two- week run Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29. Billed as a "tragicomedy” by its author, the show offers a win ning hand of laughs along with some powerful drama in spades. This diamond of a show is set, of all places, in a nursing home where an eccentric elderly pair play gin rummy to pass the time and ease their lonliness. Ex-college professor Robert Hennon of New Bern as Weller Martin sees himself as king of the game, but Beaufort’s own star of stage and screen Ann Lincoln as Fonsia Dorsey sets herself up as queen and clubs him down. The Gin Game author, D.L. Cobum, doesn’t miss a trick in this character study of a crusty old man who is ’’suffering from one of the most advances cases of old age in the history of medical science” and a prim, self- righteous woman of whom the best that can be said is summed up by the line from the show: “You know what’s wrong with most of the people in the world today. They have a mother just like you.” Jack of all trades and director Leslie John Lee says the show is not without heart, however. In between the battle of wits, there are moments of understanding as the card game becomes a metaphor for life. The play is the second show sponsored by the restaurant: It’s stage played host to the comedy Doctored Chekhov last season. And this year The Gin Game is only the first of an entire season of entertainment offered by Dominic’s as the Players new New Bern home. Dinner — featuring a menu of prime rib or Cornish game hen, twice baked potatoes, vegetable, salad, Italian fhiit tort and coffee and tea — is at 7 p.m. and the (See PLAY, Page S)
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